Toy animal.



G. SCHELER.

I TOY ANIMAL (Applcation led. Inn. 4 1902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORG SCHELER, OF DUMONT, NEW JERSEY.

TOY ANIMAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 69 5,653, dated March 18,

Application led January 4, 19021 Serial No. 88,420. (No model.)`

To all whom itin/tay concern,.-

Beit known that I, GEORG SCHELER, a'citizen of the United States, vand a resident of Dumont, Bergen county, New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toy Animals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improved toy animals, and more particularly to an improved construction of the joints between legs Vand body with a view of obtaining a superior-nish and increased strength.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the corefor body of, my improved toy animal. Fig. 2 is a section on line'2 2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a section on` line 3j3, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4, a side view showing the toy animal complete.

The letter a represents the Vwooden body ofA a toy animal, carrying the neck a. At each, of the four joints I form in the body a rounded mortise for receiving the upper rounded end of a leg b, that is secured thereto by a nail c. These upper rounded ends are flattened orv of less thickness than the depth of the mor` tise, Figs. 2 and 3, so that a pocket is formedwithin the mortise in front of each leg. This pocket is filled out by a body or covering of cement d, which is'moldedso as to cause the leg to merge gradually into the body. The

cement which I prefer to employ is composed of rye-Hour, china-clay, paper-pui p, and glue,

which when set will become very hard. Thus the cement not only serves for forming the proper outline at the joint, but it will also reinforce the body of the toy at its most vulnerable part and aid 'in securely attaching the legs to the body: After the legs have been attached in the manner described the core thus formed is covered by a real or imitation skin e in the usual manner.

In a toy animal, the combination of a body having mortises, with-legs set back Within said mortises and having flattened upper ends, a cement coveringover said iiattened ends that closes the mo'rtises, and nails penetrating said attened ends, substantially as specified. 'f

f' Signed by me at New York city, county and State "of New York, this Sd'day of January,

GEORG SOHELER.

Witnesses: v

WILLIAM SCHULZ, F. v. BRIESEN. 

